Wella Company Returns to Live Events Recognizing Top Industry Artists at 2021 Beauty Envision Awards

On Sunday, August 15, 33 top hairstylists and nail artist professionals from the United States, Puerto Rico and Canada came together for the 2021 North American Beauty Envision Awards presented by TrendVision at the Aria Resort & Casino in Las Vegas.

The Beauty Envision Awards is the ultimate competition for beauty professionals looking to elevate their skills and showcase their creativity, envisioning the next era of beauty. Despite the obstacles of the past year, salon professionals have emerged as stronger, more adaptive artists.

"Tonight is special," said Wella Company CEO Annie Young-Scrivner. "This year's competition received the second highest number of entries from the last 10 years. These artists are proof that this industry is unstoppable and we're so happy to be back educating and inspiring beauty professionals live in Las Vegas."

Finalists were narrowed down from over 3,600 entries to take to the stage in a live competition and online submissions across 13 diverse categories. Artists showcased looks around the "Chrysalis" theme, which symbolizes the protective covering something or someone creates to protect themselves until they emerge into a new state of growth.

The night included creative presentations from the Wella Professionals Ambassador team and the #TogetherWeRise team. Briana Cisneros, Zach Mesquit and Dereq Clark from the Ambassador team presented 'Creative Rebellion,' looking at the world through the lens of change, a renaissance of color, a rebellion of creativity. The goal was to create and inspire a deliberate act of defiance, sparking a new beginning. Omar Antonio, Johannie Jacquitte and Anthony Cress made up the #TogetherWeRise team, whose presentation was described by Omar as, "a journey through the passion and anger of protesting (Fire), the eerie silence and fear of a shelter in place (Smoke/Ash), and the promise of hope for tomorrow (Rebirth)."

This year's judging panel of top industry professionals included:

• Patricia Nikole, Painted Hair founder and Wella Professionals Brand Ambassador @paintedhair

• Keya Neal, Industry Activist, Founder of Texture vs. Race and Kolour Kulture @keyaartistically

• Gerard Scarpaci, Craft Hairdresser and Hairbrained Co-founder @gerardscarpaci

• Jenny Bui, "Queen of Bling", OPI Artistic Ambassador @nailson7th

• Sonya Dove, Wella Professionals Global Creative Artist @sonyadove

Here are the 2021 Beauty Envision Awards winners:

• US & PR "TrendVision Color Artist" sponsored by Wella Professionals:

• Emma Hancock, @masterpiecehair, link to entry

• Canadian "TrendVision Color Artist" sponsored by Wella Professionals:

  • Regan Wasson, @reganthehairkitten, link to entry

• US & PR "TrendVision Creative Artist" sponsored by Wella Professionals

  • Akela Douglass, @akelashairstudio, link to entry

• Canadian "TrendVision Creative Artist" sponsored by Wella Professionals

  • Olivia Chafe, @oliviachafeukiyosalon, link to entry

• "Editorial Artist" sponsored by Sebastian Professional

  • Aisha Al-Hasan, @aishalhasan_hair, link to entry

• "Barber Artist" sponsored by SebMan

  • Shelwin Jafet Rodriguez, @shelwinjafet, link to entry

• "Total Transformation" sponsored by Kadus Professional

  • John Nguyen, @john.n1115, link to entry

• "Bridal Hair Artist" sponsored by NIOXIN

  • Sara Lopez, @svglamour, link to entry

• "Nail Artist" sponsored by OPI

  • Amy Hwang, @aymehnails, link to entry

• "Natural Texture Artist" sponsored by Clairol Professional

  • Jacqualine Fermin, @jackie.maneeventhair, link to entry

• "Future Star Artist" Sponsored by WellaEducation

  • Elnaz Arman, @8llena, link to entry

• "Salon Team" Sponsored by WellaEducation

  • Jose Luis Salon, @joseluissalonboutique, link to entry

• "Elite Artist" Sponsored by WellaEducation

  • Lisa Smith, @lisaminthair, link to entry

For 11 of the 13 categories, winners received: 

●      $5,000 Visa gift card

●      Free products from ProfessionalStore.com

The Salon Team category winner received:

●      $1,000 Visa gift card

●      Attendance to BEA 2021, including flights and hotel

The Elite Artist winner received:

●      $1,000 Visa gift card

●      Attendance to BEA 2021, including flights and hotel

Additionally, US & CA TrendVision Color and Creative artists will receive attendance to the International TrendVision Awards Creative Retreat.

For more information, and to view the 2021 Beauty Envision Awards replay, go to www.beautyenvisionawards.com.